See end of this message for instructions on how to unsubscribe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Ohio > Marion Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=25398 More articles for Marion can be found at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2519 Article Title: Prospect Monitor Article Date: June 1 1905 Article Description: Various Village's News; High School Commencement; Henry Worline Obituary Article Text: RADNOR NEWS. Ladies of the Radnor Congregational church are going to serve dinner at the home of Titus Jones on Saturday, June 3. Everybody cordially invited. ON THE LINE. J. W. Gast is able to ride out and seems to be improving slowly. The hay barn on the farm of Roberts Brothers was struck by lightning Monday night and burned down. About 30 tons of hay was stored in the barn. The total loss is $1000 with an insurance of $500. BRUSH COLLEGE. Mr. and Mrs. C. Isler spent Saturday in Marion. Mrs. J. W. Hecker is on the sick list. A. A. Maize and Jimmie Redmon attended the funeral of Mrs. Bailey, at Thompson. YOUNG BETHLEHEM Dr. Walker visited Almendingers Bros. Monday. John Benson has a fine bunch of horses for sale. Caleb Isler bought a horse of C. Isler. COMMENCEMENT OF PROSPECT SCHOOLS AT OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY EVENING Drew a Large Audience and was An Interesting and Enjoyable Affair Reflecting Credit Upon All Concerned. Friday evening, May twenty-sixth, the class of nineteen hundred and five, Prospect High School, held their Commencement, the following eight classical and scholarly young ladies and gentlemen graduating with honors. The Misses Mary Hughes, Mary Alice Thomas, Grace Odessa Campbell, Winifred Gast, Audra Farnum, Ida Lucille Treese, and Messers Vernon I. Mounts, and W. Oscar Gast. The exercises were held in the Prospect Opera House, which was beautifully and harmoniously decorated with the class colors, green and white, arranged in Japanese themes to illustrate and interpret the classw motto "Banzai" the national greeting of the Japanese and signifying "Long Life." Long before the hour of begining, the auditorium of the Opera House was filled to its utmost capacity with the parents, relatives and friends of the graduates, impatiently waiting for the transmission of the bright lads and ladies from an ended existance of happy school days to a higher and more stern sphere of life, a going forth to responsibility, and self reliance, equipped to fight the desperate and treacherous battles of life. At eight o'clock the brilliant program was opened by the Philharmonic orchestra of Marion under the direction of Prof. Howard E. Goodsall followed by Rev. J. J. Halliday, who gave the invocation, and then introduced Miss Mary Hughes, the Salutatorian of the class. Miss Hughes spoke very nicely, and eloquently expressed the appreciation and love of the class of '05 for teachers and friends who doing their school years inbued them with the principles of learning true friendship and a love for the good and beautiful in life and its living. The fair graduate closed her grand effort with this glorious tribute to those who had brought the class to its cherished goal: "You shall be our forgetmenots in the green meadow of this scene. Vernon I. Mounts followed with an oration entitled "Three Shafts of Fame." depicting the troublesome and tragic lives of three great men of past decades whose fame ended in misfortune and distress, Cyrus whose shaft of fame ended with a "bowl of blood," Alexander the Great, whose shaft of fame was capped with wine and, Napoleon whose shaft of fame was crowned by degradation and a broken heart. The oration was extremely interesting the well delivered. Mr. Mounts was followed by Miss Mary Alice Thomas with an essay, "Banzai" the motto of the class. HENRY WORLINE An Old and Respected Citizen of Prospect Dies Fri After a Long Illness. After a long illness Henry Worline, a vetran of the Civil war and one of Prospect's oldest and beloved citizens died at his home on N. Elm street Friday morning, peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones. The deceased was widely known in Marion and Delaware counties and many friends and relative mourn his demise. The funeral conducted by Rev. James of Richwood, was held at the Prospect Baptist church Sunday afternoon with interment in Prospect cemetery. OBITUARY Father Worline was born in Delaware county, Ohio, January 3d, 1825. Died at Prospect, Ohio, May 26th, 1905, Aged 80 years, 4 months and 23 days. His father, dying before his birth, he lived with his widowed mother on a farm until he was united in marriage to Miss Eunice Main, Sept., 19th, 1847. To this union were born 3 sons and 3 daughters, one son dying in infancy, the others Chauncey E. called to his reward June 11th, 1891, leaving a wife and two children. Carrie, rich in the faith departed this life March 28th, 1900; leaving a wife and two sons. Mary, Maggie and Ettie, the 3 daughters and the wife with the weight of 4 score years, survives him together with 8 grand children and one great grand child. Deacon Worline was baptised into the fellowship of the Prospect Baptist church by Elder Tunison, October 17th, 1858. He was chosen Deacon by the church August 17th, 1872, and filled that position until his death, 33 years. In 1864 when our Country was in peril he enlisted in its service and served it until its close. He has lived to see all of his children, and grand children, accept his Savior as their Redeemer. He was very faithful to the Cause he so much loved, The Church. He was a devoted husband and father. a consistant Christian. 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